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I ran my first kart race back in October 1984. It's already been 25 years. The machines have changed dramatically over the last quarter of a century. So have the driving techniques. Capable of stupefying performances, karts offer breathtaking thrills for a relatively small investment. Full story...

An all-new Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV) will join the ranks of law enforcement departments across North America in 2011. It's a modern, full-size, rear-drive sedan that will offer both V-8 and V-6 engines, as well as a host of specialized equipment and features. Full story...

Thanks to the synergetic impact of technologies from the Modular Efficiency Platform coupled with Audi's technological expertise, the start-stop system is now being offered in conjunction with an automatic transmission. The A3 1.6 TDI with 77 kW (105 hp) and the 1.4 TFSI with 92 kW (125 hp) combine - for the first time - the start-stop function with the innovative S tronic dual-clutch transmission. Full story...

Charlie Whiting has arrived in Abu Dhabi to approve the venue ahead of F1's 2009 season finale. Full story...

Malaysian Fairuz Fauzy has revealed he has not yet been offered a race seat for 2010 with the new Lotus F1 team. Full story...

Championship leader Jenson Button has expressed disappointment after FIA stewards chose not to penalise Nico Rosberg in the wake of Sunday's Japanese grand prix. Full story...

Ford was pretty quick to revamp the Fusion, its mid-size sedan. The update allowed Dearborn to position itself much better against the competition, and of course the consumer is the real winner here. Full story...

Tony Stewart agreed with his crew chief, took two tires on his last pit stop and held off Jeff Gordon to win at Kansas Speedway. "You don't question him when he makes the call," said Stewart referring to Darian Grubb, his crew chief. Full story...

The contest for the constructors' championship will move onto the next race in Brazil. Sunday's Suzuka event left Brawn half a point shy of pushing Red Bull out of mathematical contention. But the outcome of a stewards enquiry could have sewn the title up for the Brackley based leaders, after Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button finished behind Williams' Nico Rosberg. Full story...

Widespread confusion about Sunday's grid for the Japanese grand prix has finally ended, and the big winner was Rubens Barrichello. The Brazilian was penalised five grid places by the stewards for ignoring yellow flags in qualifying, but actually Barrichello started sixth, just one place lower than his qualifying allocation. Full story...

Nelson Piquet Jr looks set to turn to the world of American NASCAR racing to revive his disgraced motor racing career. The 23-year-old Brazilian, fired by Renault for underperformance earlier this season and then embroiled in the crash-gate race-fixing scandal, has travelled to the US this weekend, according to Brazil's Globo television. Full story...

Jenson Button is still at stalemate with his boss Ross Brawn, who has hinted the Englishman might have to leave the team as world champion. Meanwhile, Heikki Kovalainen could retain his McLaren seat in 2010, team boss Martin Whitmarsh admitted to reporters in the Suzuka paddock. Full story...

Stewards at Suzuka have told Ferrari that Felipe Massa can test a GP2 car next week for the purposes of a "medical exam", the Italian team confirmed on Sunday. The Brazilian driver, who has been confirmed as Fernando Alonso's teammate for the 2010 season, is recovering from serious head injuries sustained in July's Hungarian GP qualifying. Full story...

Sebastien Loeb took victory in Spain in his Citroen C4 WRC and ensure his fight for a sixth World Rally Championship title will go to the final, decisive round in Great Britain later this month. Full story...

At a meeting of the FOTA alliance at Suzuka, a novel cost-cutting initiative for the forthcoming winter period was discussed. Formula One Teams Association deputy chairman John Howett told reporters after the meeting that several teams support the concept of organising a single event to officially launch all the cars ahead of the 2010 season. Full story...

Victory for Sebastian Vettel and RedBull in Japan, Jarno Trulli with Toyota is second, which offers a podium to the Japanese constructor in front of his public. Full story...

Two car drivers approach the same intersection. The 40-year old moves head and eyes rapidly, looking for potential dangers. The 80-year old positions the car carefully, but the stiffer neck and narrower field of view make this routine situation more challenging than for the younger driver. One of Volvo Cars' important safety targets is to design new technology that helps the growing number of elderly drivers to continue to drive safely. Full story...

E-bikes can share the road with cars, pedestrians and other traffic throughout Ontario --with new safety requirements. Full story...

If you owned a subcompact ten or fifteen years ago, you might think that today's offerings are still cramped, noisy and cheap transportation devices. A lot has changed since the Pontiac Firefly and Toyota Tercel. Full story...

Defending World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb leads the Rally de Espana this evening and remains on course to rack up a fifth consecutive win on this event when the third and final day concludes tomorrow (Sunday). Full story...